As well as requests for our usual web design work (cms, ecommerce etc), Haycroft Media is receiving increasing requests to set-up blogs for clients. At times these requests are from companies or individuals who haven’t yet fully grasped what a blog is and/or the best way to utilise one. So who better to turn to for advice than Jorn Barger, the man credited with inventing the blog.

In this article on the wired magazine website, Jorn Barger shares his Top 10 Tips for New Bloggers. Including, at number 4:

“Being truly yourself is always hipper than suppressing a link just because it’s not trendy enough. Your readers need to get to know you.”

So expect links to Bon Jovi, Neighbours, Neville Meintjies from 7de Laan, and other “un-trendy” things that amuse us in future posts!